McMINN COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Redman McMahan, Revolutionary War Pension
Application
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McMAHAN, REDMAN, SC LINE, RWS 6785
Transcribed as written by Mary Lu Johnson
State of Tennessee, County of Warren}
On this the 20th day of October 1834 personally appeared before me Frank Smartt,
a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Warren and as such one of the
Justices of the court of Please [sic] & Quarter Sessions of said County which
Court is a Court of Record Redmon Mcmahan a resident of the County of Warren
aforesaid aged one hundred and three years the 1st day of last January who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of
Congress passed June the 7th 1832 (That from old age his mind is so inervated
and his recollection so much impaired that he cannot now state the names and
ranks of all his officers or any of the regiments by number that he served in
nor can he state the time of his entering or quitting the service or describe
the country through which he marched indeed he cannot remember any of the
incidents of his service except those that made a lasting and deep impression
upon his mind) That he inlisted in the army of the United States about Twelve
Months before the British attached fort Moultree at Charleston South Carolina
his inlistment the spring season of 1775 where he was inlisted there were two
recruiting officers present the one of them was a captain Francis Marion the
other he thinks was by the name of White he was as he thinks living in Craven
district in the State of South Carolina when inlisted he may be mistaken as to
the District but is certain he entered the service in that State he inlisted to
the one of those two officers is not certain which nor is he certain the name of
the latter was White he inlisted for Six Months certain and for two years if
required. After his inlistment he thinks he was marched to several places not
recollected and ultimately to some fort where he thinks he remained for some
time he is impressed with the believe that during this march he was commanded by
a Captain White tho he is not certain he does not remember that any field
officers were with them during this some some considerable time after he had
been in the service his company was marched to Charleston South Carolina, and
placed in a fort (Moultree) here he was attached to a regiment of Artillery he
thinks at this place he served under a captain by the name of Butler does not
recollect his given name he thinks that the Lieutenant of this company was by
the name of Vandedice at all events he thinks during his service that he served
under an officer of that name at some time during his service he remembers not
the number of Regiment of Artillery he was attached to, it was a South carolina
Regiment he does not remember the names of the field officers who commanded it
upon hearing he names of Cols Wallace and Elliot, he recollects that they were
commanded at Sullivans island but does not know whether they were Col.s or
Majors when the british attached Sullivans island he applicant in the battle
acted artillery service and was in that Battle. After this Battle he thinks he
remained at Charleston for some time he does not remember at what place his
first term expired nor does he recollect whether he was ?retained upon the first
enlistment Six Months or two years at all events so soon as the time expired be
it what length it may have been he was discharged in writing when where or by
whom he does not now remember he thinks it was for two years service And so soon
as he was discharged from the first Term he well knows that he immediately
enlisted again to whom where or when he does not remember or for what length of
time he does not believe that he enlisted but twist [twice] and he thinks he
remained in the service untill the termination of the war he does not remember
whether he was upon his second inlistment placed under new officers and in
another Regiment or not during his service he was in the battle at the Utau
Springs and two others besides that at Sullivans island he thinks one of the
others was at Guilford and upon that of Kings Mountain being mentioned he thinks
it was that at all events it was at a place where some men were hung after the
battle he recollects of having seen Generals Washington and Green. He thinks he
was _______ for a short time at or near the house of the latter he can not from
the causes above stated recite anything more of his services except that he
continued in it or he believes as a regular untill or about the close of the War
when he received a discharge in writing he does not remember when where or by
whom it was given he does not remember the time he served but is certain that he
served at least [?five/six] years. Some years after the revolution his
discharges were burnt up in a house. He can prove by one witness if required
that he was in the battle at Sullivans island and that he wore a leather capp he
has no ___ place of residence he lives about with his children as he can. He
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the
present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency
in any state.
Redmon [his X mark] Mcmahan
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid before us. Frank Smartt,
J.P.; William Edmondson, Clerk of the Court. John B. Forester, M. ?Co_ _ _ _
certify that William Edmondson is Clerk.
State of Tennessee, Warren County } On this 24th day of Septr 1835 personally
appeared Robert Brown before me Sampson Bethell a Justice of the peace of said
County and made Oath that he is acquainted with Redman McMahan upwards of thirty
years, that he is a very old man and of quite frail memory, that some years ago,
before the Pension Law of 1832 when he seemed to have his mind & memory and from
facts and circumstances then dictated by him to affiant he has no doubt but that
McMahan was at Charleston about the time the Battle of Sullivans Island - and
that he believes he McMahan was one of the artillery. He also believes that he
must have been with Genl Campbell a short time after the Battle of King's
Mountain when said men were hangd as said McMahan told him affiant of facts &
circumstances that Affiant witnessed.
Sworn...Sampson Bethell, J.P. Robert [his X mark] Brown
[Transmission letter to Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commr of Pensions, from Andrew J.
Marchbanks, McMinnville, Tennessee dated October the 20th, 1834 not
transcribed].
State of Tennessee, Warren County} this day personly apered Thos Brown before
me David young an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county and made
oath in due form that he the said Brown has just cause to believe that he saw
Redman Mcmahan in the Revolutionary war in Charles town about the time of the
battle in Sullavans Island drest in the artillery uniform and believes he the
said Redman Mcmahan was then and thare in the servis of his counterry as I the
said Thos Brown has since that peryod of time bin aquanted with the said Redman
Mcmahan in this said county of Warren for the space of twenty seven or eight
years and dureing of this aquantins has heard the said Mcmahan talk a good deal
about the war and sircumstances that did acur in time of the war that the said
Brown had a knolidg of him self. sworn to and subscribed fore me this 16th day
of January 1836. David Young, J.P. Thomas [his X mark] Brown
Mcminnville 27th ?Jan 1836 State of Tennessee, Warren County } I certify that
I have been acquainted with Redmon Mcmahan for near thirty years when he first
setled in this county I beleave him to be a man of the truth & an industrious
good citizine & that faith and credit ought to be given to his statement as such
he is state a citizen of this county & has been the principle part of his time
from its first settlement until the present.
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & date above writen. s/s W. C. Smartt
Test: J Pendleton Justis of peace
I certify that John Pendleton is a justice of the peace for Warren County and
the above signature ______ to be his is genuine.
John B. Forester, M. Co___ [?Title]
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